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Explain how changes in production and/or distribution methods have affected the film industry. Jungle Book to support your answer. Refer to Disney’s 1967 and 2016 versions of The

In your answer you must consider how historical and economic contexts influence the production and/or distribution of mainstream films.

Assessment Objectives

AO1: 1a 1b –Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the theoretical framework of media.

AO1: 2a 2b –Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of contexts of media and their influence on media products and processes. AO1 Total: 15 marks.

Question 1 Indicative Content

The content below is not prescriptive and all valid points should be credited. It is not expected that responses will include all of the points listed.

AO1:1

Responses might refer to:  Processes of production and/or distribution of films in a global context.  Role of the regulatory framework, including that of age ratings and marketability to attract, reach and maintain different audiences.  Significance of mainstream film production budgets being high and the expectation that the film product itself will generate profit in line with other similar films (e.g. live action remakes).  How the production values of films are influenced by ownership and control of media industries, including producers, and the available production hardware, e.g. the use of CGI and associated production techniques.  Impact of ‘new’ digital technology on the look of a film and the way in which films are digitally distributed versus the more challenging and expensive nature of analogue films in the past. Responses should refer to both versions of The Jungle Book from 1967 and 2016 and might consider the following:  How the marketing of the 2016 film was heavily influenced by intertextual references to the original 1967 film (historical context).  Both films are labelled with the Disney brand, one of the ‘big six’ film studios (big 5 acceptable) where vertical integration is key to the monetary success of each film.  Disney is very much a family brand, with parents and grandparents of today having a degree of nostalgia attached to the remake which could attract and maintain a new type of audience who will buy into the ideology of Disney.  The original Jungle Book was commercially successful and critically acclaimed; the modern remake had a budget($175 million) which nearly had the same return as the original film yet has already grossed a significant amount of money (a sequel is planned).  John Favereau directed some Marvel films (now owned by Disney) and purposefully tried to keep many of the successful

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